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Fans who watch TUF might be familiar with TUF Nations team Australia member Dan Kelly. The 4x Olympic competitor from Australia was eliminated early on in the season of TUF, and was never signed to the UFC. After picking up a win on Australia’s regional circuit, Kelly was signed to the UFC earlier today for...

The UFC has announced the signing of four new prospects: Bryan Barberena, Brendan O’Reilly, Paddy Holohan, and Matt Dwyer. MMAJunkie.com reported that Bryan Barberena will be fighting Joe Ellenberger, who is not to be confused with his brother Jake, after his last opponent Johnny Case withdrew from their bout due to an eye issue. The...

Dustin “Diamond” Poirier set the record for featherweight wins (with 8) at the TUF Nations Finale, this past Wednesday night, winning an entertaining scrap with Akira Corassani. By stopping Akira to take home that record-breaking win, he has also set the record for most stoppages in featherweight history (5). Poirier found himself in some serious trouble in round...

KJ Noons returned to action last night in Canada with a 30-second KO over Sam Stout. In a post-fight interview, the former EliteXC champion offered up a challenge to Nick Diaz. The two are 1-1 against each other.

Last Night on FOX Sports 1, two TUF champions were crowned, Patrick Cote lead The TUF Nation’s Team Canada to a clean sweep, and Tim Kennedy backed up all the pre-fight trash-talk with a dominant decision win over Michael Bisping. Some of our favorite fighters took to twitter with their reaction. Check it: Kennedy sticks...

Tim Kennedy’s performance didn’t blow the roof of Quebec’s Colisse Pepsi but it was effective enough for a convincing win. At Wednesday night’s TUF Nations finale, it was Kennedy who grinded his way through to a unanimous decision over Michael Bisping. In the post-fight media scrum, UFC president Dana White echoed those sentiments. “It wasn’t...

Chuck Liddell, one of the most popular MMA fighters in the UFC and a man known for being hard intimidate and carrying heavy hands, spoke to MMAjunkie recently about the increasing amount of pre-fight brawls between slated fighters. If you are already marked to fight each other in the ring, why get worked up before...

Sarah Kaufman put on a striking clinic tonight in her bout against Leslie Smith. Smith was Kaufman’s third opponent of the night as the previous two were forced to pull out due to injuries. Kaufman came prepared regardless and ended up putting up some of the most impressive numbers we have seen in UFC history....

Earlier tonight on FOX Sports 1, Michael Bisping and Tim Kennedy went to war for five straight rounds. In the end, Kennedy turned in a fantastic performance and in doing so earned a decision victory over the count. Here it is: See more .gif’s here.

Earlier tonight on FOX Sports 1, Dustin Poirier and Akira Corassani put on a show. Right up until the point a nasty uppercut landed from Poirier, breaking Akira’s nose and stopping the fight in brutal fashion. Here it is: See more .gif’s here.

Tim Kennedy started the fight off brilliantly, but his gas tank seemed to have continuously drained throughout rounds two and five. He pressed the action right off the bat and successfully landed a takedown. He did not posture up and rain down strikes like the fans wanted him to, but his strategy was affective in...

Patrick Cote impressed throughout the fight and implemented his gameplan whenever he truly concentrated on it. Patrick Cote hit a takedown in the first round and opted to stay busy in Kyle Noke’s guard. He pitter-pattered with hammerfists and caught Noke off guard with some huge elbows. Noke worked off his back, though, and tried...

Sheldon Wescott looked to be doing well early on, but his high-octane offense caused an energy dump that he never recovered from. Wescott looked to put Theodorou away early with strikes and he eventually found himself in a position to end the fight early. He was riding the back of Theodorou like a backpack looking...

In a journey that started in January 2014, Chad Laprise has finally won The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia welterweight tournament. Patrick Cote called it from the start of the season. Olivier Aubin-Mercier really struggled and did not find a good range to strike from. It was evident that Chad Laprise practiced his grappling...

Akira Corassani and Dustin Poirier kicked off the main card of ‘The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale’ with their exciting featherweight bout. Their weigh-in scuffle brought a lot of attention to their fight and everyone in attendance was hyped for this one to start. Poirier was the aggressor in this bout, attacking early and often. Corassani...

K.J. Noons just earned himself a Performance of the Night bonus. K.J. Noons cracked Stout on the chin with a right hook and he crashed to the mat. Noons finished him off with a left and right while postured over Noons and the referee dove on Noons to put a stop to the fight. Stout...

Sarah Kaufman was supposed to fight two other fighters before Leslie Smith became her official opponent. Shayna Baszler and Amanda Nunes both suffered injuries which led to the signing of Leslie Smith. She previously lost to Kaufman at ‘Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson’ almost exactly a year ago. Smith fought well for someone who...

Sean O’Connell opened up the fight impressively for a four-to-one underdog and was constantly looking for a clinch, trying to take the striking game away from Ryan Jimmo. He was doing a great job at that until O’Connell drove his knee into the balls of Jimmo which allowed the action to reset back in the...

The Fox Sports 1 preliminary card kicked off with a bantamweight bout between Dustin Kimura and George Roop. Roop and Kimura seemed to be evenly matched throughout the fight as they exchanged grappling advantages throughout the round. Roop closed out the first five minutes in Kimura’s guard and locked up the round while Kimura did...

Mark Bocek was pushing a high-octane pace from the get-go and it almost looked like Mike De La Torre was going to be outclassed throughout the entire fight. However, De La Torre started to find his range and landed some impressive shots on Bocek himself. The back-and-forth exchanges between the two made for an exciting...

Nordine Taleb proved the bookies right when they labeled him as a -235 favorite. His bout with fellow “TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia” cast-mate Vik Grujic was extremely one sided. Taleb looked to be cautious in his attack in the first round, but it soon became evident that he was waiting for Grujic to attack...

Written by Jon Kirschner | @MMAKirschner Chris Indich and Richard Walsh both made their official UFC debuts today as they squared off in the second bout of the UFC Fight Pass prelims. Both fighters took part of this season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia’. Chris Indich was quick to get to the...

Tim Gorman made his octagon debut today and his test was a veteran in Mitch Gagnon. The fight was the first of the day and it aired exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. Gagnon did a fantastic job at implementing his game and shutting down whatever offense Gorman was trying to get off. Gorman could not...

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